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The trend of international pop music dressed in the surf-tinged pop became more powerful and sharper on indie pop darling fans ears. It is Alvvays, the Canadian-based Famous Five with their self-titled debut album, just wowed the music listeners through the music formula⎯by the vocalist Molly Rankin, the guitarist Alec O’ Hanley, the bassist Brian Murphy, the drummer Phil Maclsaac, the keyboardist and also Molly’s best friend Kerry MacLellan⎯that sounds so natural and well concepted for creating the nuance of pop that fulfilled by the summer guitar reverb sounds, the bounce of so-called psychedelic keyboard melodies, and a whole bunch of catchy chorus could beat off the listener whose the ears easily turned off with the horrible alien melodies.

Alvvays music seems reincarnated to be the underdog feminist who cares with the life of people around her. She is a girl who always be lonely but really appreciates every minute in her life, including the teenhood with a gorgeous lovelife and the social problems.

Try to listen ‘Party Police’ which tells about the defiant lovers among the youngster social systems. “You don’t have to leave, you could just stay here with me. Forget all the party police, we could find comfort in debauchery.” Or let’s roll to the piece of lyrics in ‘The Agency Group’ that tells about the anti-drama rejection in hipster’s lovelife. “When you whisper, you dont think of me that way. When I mention, you don’t mean that much to me.” And of course, the young and restless souls in Alvvays members cannot be underestimated on reflecting the teenage problems with their injudicious attitudes into the twee romance music via ‘Archie, Marry Me’. “You’ve expressed explicitly your contempt for matrimony. You’ve student loans to pay and will not risk the alimony.” The lyrics surely reveal their ages.

The album seems declared as the summer soundtrack for the expressive teenagers in their rooms, yet being restless in public. The effortless, yet loudness of Molly’s voice will remind us to Best Coast’s Bethany Cosentino, The School’s Liz Hunt, and Eisley’s Sherry DuPree Bemis. If they can stay longer with the more of experimental consistency around 10 years in music industry, Alvvays music will be the good references for the new indie pop darlings in the future.